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Antique Questions Forum / Re: OLD possible hand carved copper plate. Native American possibly?

« on: October 17, 2012, 08:34:42 pm »

Found a similar one on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/C-1850s-Turkish-Ottoman-Hand-Tooled-Copper-Plate-11-2-/300772313270?nma=true&si=vEhZ6RyzX8m2IrxSMsEfoJJvL%2BU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Hope that works. I don't know if yours would be this old but possibly. It's an interesting piece At first I thought it might be from India but I think mart is correct that it could be Turkish.

I can't really make out the images along the edges. Are they feathers, and fish? Can't really tell. I don't think it's Native American either, although I can see how feathers might make an association.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: OLD possible hand carved copper plate. Native American possibly?

« on: October 17, 2012, 03:38:02 am »

Can you please show pics of the back?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with 1954 Australian Astor GQR Radiogram?

« on: October 17, 2012, 03:37:01 am »

Thanks, the boot polish worked a charm! Will give the lemon juice with water a try. In the meantime, I read on another forum that putting a bar of soap inside of old furniture can help with the stink so I put in two bars of Dove soap. Seems to be helping. If it wears off I'll definately be giving your other suggestions a try, though. Coffee sounds good! Thank you everyone.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with 1954 Australian Astor GQR Radiogram?

« on: October 15, 2012, 02:50:23 am »

AND it STINKS!!! Can anyone recommend a way to get the stinky, musty, sour smell out of the wood? It's awful and stinking up our house! My hubby is not happy with me, lol....

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Antique Questions Forum / Help with 1954 Australian Astor GQR Radiogram?

« on: October 14, 2012, 09:40:19 pm »

Hi, I purchased this radio yesterday and it was delivered today. Thrilled to have it! Am curious about value & caring for it. I think I paid a fair price and I'm happy with what I paid, just wondering if there are any other guesses as to its worth. It's a 1954 Australian Astor GQR Radiogram with radio and turntable. It can play old gramophones records as well as vinyl, and the radio receives am. It has a beautiful sound. The radio shows international stations on the dial, such as Moscow, USA, Berlin, London, etc. (see pic) but I haven't worked that out how to receive them yet.

It's in fairly good condition, has several nicks and the lacquer is quite cracked in places. I am not interested in restoring it, I like its character. But I would like some tips (if anyone has any to give) on how to make the nicks in the wood veneer less obvious. The woman I bought it from said to try clear nail polish and brown boot polish! While I'm not opposed to this, I'd like to learn about other options first if I can!    I was able to find some old ads from 1954 from various Australian newspapers so I attached them for fun. Please see pics below and thanks for any help.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: A. Rodin Gates of Hell

« on: October 14, 2012, 09:18:30 pm »

Beautiful! I saw a lot of Rodin's work at LACMA about 15 years ago. These pics bring it all back. One of my fav artists. I have pics somewhere of my visit, will have to dig them out. Thanks for posting!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Russian Tea Set

« on: April 26, 2011, 11:27:34 pm »

Hi alan, is there any way you can include some photos of your set?

Does your tea-set look like this Russian Samovar set that is hammered? If so, it sold for $650.

http://www.russiansamovars.com/product_detail.php?ID=1105

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Horn ROCKING chair, Many questions!

« on: April 26, 2011, 11:24:12 pm »

WOW! Sorry I can't add a single thing more than that. I don't know anything about your beautiful chair, but it sounds like it's in good hands and it's nice to hear you take such an interest in an heirloom belonging to your boyfriend's family.

Just for fun (as I you mentioned you had seen other chairs before), I thought I'd post a pic of a similar chair I saw in Colorado at a museum. It was amazing; slightly different from yours but nevertheless, they are both incredibly impressive pieces. I seem to remember that this one was from the turn of the last century also though I may be wrong. Best of luck finding a value, sorry I couldn't be of any help!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with baby plates please *pics*

« on: April 26, 2011, 12:51:09 am »

Haha, thanks mariok54.

I've typed out a description for most of the stamps on the plates above the photos. I figured the pics wouldn't give enough detail of the stamps... but there are a few I can't make out in person.

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Antique Questions Forum / Help with baby plates please *pics*

« on: April 26, 2011, 12:19:39 am »

I've uploaded these to their biggest size, apologies if they're too big. I'll size them down if needed!

We’re having a baby this July! I’ve dug out my old baby plates to hang in baby's room. Would welcome suggestions on any history and/or value, just for fun. Have included photos of front and backs.

PS- We're expecting a boy-- does anyone think these are too 'sissy' for a boy's room? I have pink plates and ones with dolls & kittens on them, so the plates shown here are definitely the more masculine of the collection, lol! My hubby isn't so sure...



Close-up of "Baby" and "Oswald"



"Baby" stamp underneath:



"Oswald" stamp underneath:



Little Jack Horner, front and back:





Yellow plate, front & back (Canonsburg Pottery Co, Made in USA:





Mystery plate (says Germeny on the back and has number I can't quite make out, maybe 149):

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Opinions? 1600s Gothic medieval 17th century oak bible box

« on: September 22, 2010, 10:10:57 pm »

Thanks everyone so much for your input. All of you have made such great observations.

hosman321: It was good to see some photos of previous holes, that will help me know what to look for. Thanks. =)

Tales: Yes, I think you're right about perhaps the front being older and the sides being newer.

I agree that it could be revival... the front looks more genuine to me than the rest of it, especially the hinges of course.

And yeah, KC, I wonder what the slots are for? I'm beginning to wonder if this was an old pulpit or podium of sorts and was maybe adapted into being a box and the only piece of it that's actually period is the front.

Thanks again everyone!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Opinions? 1600s Gothic medieval 17th century oak bible box

« on: September 22, 2010, 05:28:21 pm »

Hi, thanks Tales. Yes, I'm in Oz and live about an hour from where the item is located.

How to tell it's authentic is the challenge for me. Your suggestions about looking for hints made by hand tools are a help. With other items like this I've noticed many of them are signed with initials or have the date carved in by the maker, which is why I wasn't sure what signs to look for with this one. Does this look like the 17th century era to you? I know what offer I make will depend on closer inspection in person, but what would be an appropriate offer? Is $785 a decent price for this item, assuming it's genuine? Thanks again for your time.

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Antique Questions Forum / Opinions? 1600s Gothic medieval 17th century oak bible box

« on: September 22, 2010, 05:05:20 pm »

Hi everyone, I am interested in purchasing this item off eBay. It is listed as a 1600s Gothic medieval 17th century oak bible box.

Item description is:

Old medieval 17th century gothic bible box.
Beautiful oak box dating from the 1600s.
In original condition, missing the lock.
The box is 57cms wide, 45cms deep and 28cms high.
There is about half a dozen holes from old borer.
All up in very good condition with a rich patina created over the last 400 years.

I was wondering if anyone could give me an opinion on its condition, it's authenticity or any other info I should know, and what a fair offer might be for me to make? It's for sale Buy It Now at $785 Australian (about $750 USD) but they have Make Offer available which is what's tempting me...

Link to auction: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400156755828&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI

Thanks in advance for any help! Photos should appear below...
 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Victrola ID

« on: January 27, 2010, 05:52:55 pm »

Found some info:

"Polk C. Brockman, a young and imaginative Atlanta record dealer, conceived an idea of great consequence. He had grown up in a mercantile family and had entered his grandfather's furniture store, James K. Polk, Inc., quickly taking over the phonograph department. By 1921 the firm was Okeh's largest regional outlet with particularly heavy sales of the new race records..." http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sfc1/hillbilly/HTML/ArchieGreen/greenSection_02.htm

So Polk C Brockman was a record dealer, then got into the family furniture making business and I assume helped produce your phonograph.

"James K. Polk" is a song about James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the USA, but not the same person as the furniture store.

Also found: "In early June 1923, Polk C. Brockman, an Atlanta furniture store owner, who had been instrumental in the distribution of records for Okeh, went to New York to work out a new business deal with Okeh Records." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlin'_John_Carson

Polk C Brockman seems to have been involved in early country music and helped to further the career of Fiddlin' John Carson.
It seems he went on to scout more talent and start the careers of several musicians as their agent: "An Atlanta furniture dealer named Polk C. Brockman, who also served as New York's Okeh Records local talent scout and distributor persuaded the record label to come to Atlanta to record Fiddlin' John. " http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/ogh/Fiddlin'_John_Carson

So it seems your phonograph was made by his furniture store and he was the talent agent for several country music musicians. Hope that helps.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Victrola ID

« on: January 26, 2010, 11:38:48 pm »

Ooops, please ignore my last post--- I got confused when you called it a Victrola even though you clearly stated the phonograph was not a Victrola.

I have searched for your Knox Emprophonic too but haven't found anything. One possibility is your Knox Furniture Manufacturing Company may have been around before or been part of the Knox -Hutchins Furniture Company but I'm not sure. Most of their furniture will state "Knox-Hutchins Furniture Co., Paoli, IN." If that was the case, I would be inclined to think that your phonograph was not made by a company that specialized in phonographs and gramophones but furniture. Perhaps this was a living-room furniture piece fitted with a phonograph to be enjoyed as part of a matching living room set or package and was not an item that was reproduced in vast quantities.

I did find a webpage on identifying other makes of phonographs, and it says, "Just as dozens of manufacturers produce televisions today (some selling the same product under a number of different trade names), the field of audio home entertainment was no less complex one hundred years ago. If you require information about a make not of the above “big three” or more complete information, please contact me and I can recommend some good sources."

http://www.collectorsworldwest.com/buyers_guide.php#29

Here is the webpage through which you can contact them: http://www.collectorsworldwest.com/feedback.php

Perhaps they can offer you more sound advice! It is a lovely piece in any case and a wonderful thing to be passed down through the family.